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The picturesque start in Brugge, Belgium in front of the usual huge crowd		share this photo
The first 1/3 of the route is fairly flat with some traditional scenery		share this photo
Winding, narrow roads; although the race draws huge crowds and this shot was taken early on, there didn't seem to be as many fans by the roadside?		share this photo
The pleasant scenery gave way to some ugly crashes; two-time Tour of Flanders winner, Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil-DCM) crashed on the first descent of the Paterberg on the way to the Koppenberg. (Thanks, Andreas, Kristoff and Eric for the placement info).		share this photo
Devolder flags down one of his teammates...		share this photo
Stijn Devolder tries to saddle a teammate's bike, but unfortunately Mirko Selvaggi looks about a foot taller than Devolder		share this photo
Ouch! Stijn Devolder is back in the race but he didn't finish. And things would get worse for riders like Fabian Cancellara and Sebastiaan Langeveld who broke collarbones in separate falls.		share this photo
The early break on the first climbs here led by Tyler Farrar (Garmin)		share this photo
Good crowds but not huge		share this photo
Race favorites Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara on the first of three passes over Old Kwaremont		share this photo
Belgian national champ Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) put in a dig on the Koppenberg, but Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack) wasn't impressed. Cancellara would crash out shortly afterwards.		share this photo
Tom Boonen and Daniel Oss on the Molenberg		share this photo
The race had thinned considerably, the second of three times up the Paterberg		share this photo
Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) drew out the contenders by attacking on the Paterberg with 18 km to go		share this photo
Ballan was joined by Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) and Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia)		share this photo
When some encouragement, Tom Boonen was able to hang on going over the top		share this photo
Peter Sagan (Liquigas) crested Paterberg on his own 20s back, but he drifted back to the chase after spending some time in no man's land		share this photo
Different finish this year, but like last year, three riders reached the finish together		share this photo
The three worked together well and stretched out a lead of almost 1 minute before some cat and mouse then a two man sprint		share this photo
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) wins ahead of Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) while Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) coasts across for third		share this photo
The end to a tumultuous 255 km of racing		share this photo
Tom Boonen celebrates his record-tying third Tour of Flanders win		share this photo
Field sprint: Greg Van Avermaet (BMC RAcing) on the left caught and passed Luca Paolini (Katusha) on the right for 4th		share this photo
Disappointment with second, but Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) announced he's back today. Pozzato: ‘I’m first of the idiots’ at Flanders		share this photo
The popular Flemish winner today, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)		share this photo
Always nice to see good gamesmanship on the podium		share this photo
Your 2012 Tour of Flanders podium: 2nd Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia), 1st Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) and 3rd Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing)		share this photo
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